Steady trading on the Trinidad Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 26 percent with an 18 percent jump in value compared to Thursday and resulting in trading of 18 securities similar to that on Thursday, with prices of six stocks rising, five declining and seven remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 400,984 shares for $8,637,659 versus 542,264 stock units at $7,313,998 on Thursday.
An average of 22,277 shares were traded at $479,70 compared with 30,126 stock units at $406,333 on Thursday. Trading month to date averaging 17,647 shares at $237,975 up from 17,324 units at $221,099 on the previous day. The average trade for May was 23,500 shares at $216,502.
The Composite Index inched 0.05 points higher to 1,224.63, the All T&T Index dropped 2.53 points to end at 1,885.24, the SME Index dipped 0.05 points to end trading at 68.82 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.39 points to settle at 72.44.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s lost $2 and ended at $67 after an exchange of 1,003 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $23.10, with traders exchanging 100,192 stock units, Ansa McAl ended at $50.95, with 12,558 stocks crossing the exchange. Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped $1.05 to end at $20.75 after investors exchanged 1,800 units, Endeavour Holdings slipped 1 cent to close at $12.75 with 500 stocks changing hands, First Citizens Group ended at $48.50 with investors trading 2,767 units. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.01 with stakeholders trading 1,000 shares, GraceKennedy rose 8 cents in closing at $3.45 with a transfer of 1,100 stock units, L.J. Williams B share rallied 1 cent to $2.80, with 1,300 units clearing the market. Massy Holdings remained at $4.85 after 52,110 shares were traded, National Enterprises increased 16 cents to end at $3.61 while exchanging 127,225 stocks, One Caribbean Media rose 10 cents to $3.80 following 875 stock units crossing the market. Prestige Holdings ended at $8 with 19,000 stocks changing hands, Republic Financial fell $1 to $128 with trading of 28,797 stocks, Scotiabank gained 21 cents to close at $76.50 after a transfer of 652 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $18 with an exchange of 41,144 units, Unilever Caribbean popped 7 cents to close at $12.39 as investors exchanged 895 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 2 cents to close at $12.48 in switching ownership of 8,066 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.